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1876. A Question We All Ask

Mark 10:17-31

Sermon

King Duncan

... he thought was a deep and challenging question: "Good Teacher," he said, "what must I do to get to heaven?" (LB) That's what we all want to know, isn't it? "What must we do to get to heaven?" Some of you would prefer to be on the golf course right now ... ready to pour out upon him. Author Max Lucado once put it this way in envisioning what Jesus might say to this rich young man: "What you want costs far more than what you can pay. You don't need a system, you need a Savior. You don't need a resume, you need a ...

1877. Do You Know This Man?

John 6:25-59

Sermon

King Duncan

... Praimnath said to the man who was digging through the wall to help him. Stanley asked a question. He said to Brian, "I have to ask you--do you know Jesus?" You see, neither man knew if they were going to make it out alive, and so Stanley wanted to make sure that he shared his hope in Jesus with someone while he had the chance. That was more important to him than his personal safety. Stanley was overjoyed to hear Brian's answer. "Yes," said Brian, "I go to church every Sunday." Brian pulled Stanley through ...

1878. What Must I Do?

Mark 10:21

Children's Sermon

King Duncan

Object: This lesson can be given with no preparation OR you can cut a heart out of "fun foam" and attach a magnet to the back. (At a craft store you can buy strips of magnet with sticky back that you can cut into strips.) With a sharpie, write, "Jesus wants my heart" on the heart. There is a story in the Bible about a rich young man. He came to Jesus and wondered what he needed to do to get into heaven. Jesus told him he needed to follow the 10 commandments. The young man assured Jesus that he had ...

1879. It Doesn't Matter What I Do

Jeremiah 17:19-27

Sermon

King Duncan

... way of the righteous," says the Psalmist, "but the way of the wicked will perish." There are too many people nowadays who live by the philosophy, "It doesn't matter what I do." And it doesn't--if you're content to live in a spiritual desert. However, if you want a life-giving stream in your life--a stream that doesn't simply come out of your own consciousness, but a stream that comes from the throne of God--you may need to take stock of your life. "Happy are those who do not follow the advice of the wicked ...

1880. No Plastic Easter

John 20:19-23

Sermon

King Duncan

... the idea." When asked if she expected Steven to be raised from his Cryonics Capsule, she made this tragically significant comment, "I have only a remote hope for my boy's resurrection." (5) What a sad story. Who could blame this young man, only 24 years of age, for wanting to hold on to life? But Easter says to us we don't have to desperately hold on to life, for death has been defeated. There is eternal life promised to all who believe in God's Son. That is the very heart of the Easter message. Life has ...

1881. The Forward Look

Luke 9:57-62

Sermon

King Duncan

... to him, "No one who puts a hand to the plow and looks back is fit for the kingdom of God." Jesus expected his disciples to be totally committed. They could not straddle the fence. They could not hold on to the past at the expense of the present. He wanted them to focus on the future. "No one who puts a hand to the plow while looking back is fit for the kingdom of God." Some people are not able to enjoy the present or prepare for tomorrow because they are still living in the past. Dr. Warren W. Wiersbe ...

1882. The God Who Is Near

Isaiah 55:1-13

Sermon

King Duncan

... the voice of God that, in their hour of need, God will not be able to penetrate the barrier they have erected. Only if they see God in us will they know that he is near. It's like the young man whose girlfriend lived in a distant city. He wanted to have an engagement ring on hand when he proposed to her, so he sought the help of a friend who was a jeweler. In due course, after designing the ring, he was shown the materials. The diamond looked like any other stone he might have seen in a garden ...

1883. First Things First

Philippians 3:12-4:1

Sermon

King Duncan

... would die for? Some of you have found such a relationship in Jesus Christ. You have found what St. Paul found, that the most satisfying relationship possible for human beings is a relationship with the Divine Other. Many people do not want a second-hand faith. They want to experience Christ’s joy, his peace, his love for themselves. An old man was talking about a conversation he had once with his grandfather. He said that coming home from school one spring afternoon, he found his grandfather sitting on ...

1884. People of Influence

1 Thessalonians 1:1-10

Sermon

King Duncan

... requires passion. Do you think that people like Albert Schweitzer, Mahatma Gandhi or Martin Luther King, Jr. changed their world by merely wishing it to be true? They gave their all. Make sure that everything you do moves you in the direction of that which you want to accomplish. Passion. But there is a second thing that people of influence have that sets them apart. They have a respect for people. You cannot lead people if you do not believe in them and respect them. Notice how St. Paul begins this chapter ...

1885. To Hell and Back

Luke 15:1-7

Sermon

Donald B. Strobe

... that isn’t what Jesus said. He didn’t say being with God was a bummer. He said it was a ball! Therefore, why would anyone want to wait? God loves you! Repent! (which means turn around) and let God receive you now! Does that mean that everyone will make it to ... still have the freedom to say to God, Thanks, but no thanks! For the life of me, I don’t see why any of us would want to do that, but I see it happening every day! One can only hope—for where there’s life, there’s hope; and the Gospel tells ...

1886. Born Again? When?

John 3:1-21

Sermon

Donald B. Strobe

... that I was born physically more years ago than I care to admit because I am alive now and hard at work writing this book of sermons. If we are alive spiritually, if our minds and hearts are open to God now, if we are open to doing what God wants done in our world in the here and now, then we have the best possible evidence that we have, indeed, been “born again.” Some three hundred years ago John Bunyan, author of The Pilgrim’s Progress preached his last sermon. His subject was the New Birth in Christ ...

1887. The Jesus Connection

John 15:1-17

Sermon

Donald B. Strobe

... one of his hymns: O come and dwell in me, Spirit of power within; And bring the glorious liberty, From sorrow, fear and sin. Hasten the joyful day Which shall my sins consume, When old things shall be done away And all things new become! Christ says that He wants to come and dwell in us. In this chapter of the Fourth Gospel He goes so far as to call us His “friends.” One of our favorite hymns proclaims, “What a Friend we have in Jesus.” Having a Friend like Him is one of the most helpful experiences ...

1888. Whatever became of Kingdomtide?

John 16:17-33

Sermon

Donald B. Strobe

... we get in the Gospels is of a Man whose very presence at a party made Him a favorite guest. Little children instinctively loved Him, and children do not ordinarily take to a grouch. Therefore I cannot for the life of me understand the gloomy picture that some people want to paint of our Lord, as the sort of person who would bring his wet blanket to every party. In one of his Chicago Poems Carl Sandburg said of Jesus: “(He) had a way of talking soft and outside of a few bankers and higher-ups among the con ...

1889. Son of Thunder, Son of God

Mark 10:35-45

Sermon

Donald B. Strobe

... t quite learned even yet! (Have you ever seen one of those “Kill a Commie for Christ” bumper stickers? It is enough to make an atheist out of you!) I remember that during the debate over school prayer back in the sixties, one congressman who did not want to get the government mixed up in religion, noting all the hate mail he had received, asked, “What is there about the thought of God which brings out the worst in people?” There is something in every one of us that cherishes the idea of revenge. If ...

1890. On Not Knowing What to Say

Mark 9:2-13

Sermon

Donald B. Strobe

... it.” I. PETER “DID NOT KNOW WHAT TO SAY, FOR THEY WERE EXCEEDINGLY AFRAID.” (v. 6) says St. Mark. I can’t blame Peter much. I imagine if I had the same kind of vision he had, I, too, would be afraid. And after the vision faded, I might well want to return to the same place to see if I could recapture the rapture of it all. Mark tells us that Jesus took Peter, James, and John with him to a “high mountain” to be apart from the crowds for a time of refreshment. If you visit the Holy Land ...

1891. The Road to Somewhere (I am the way, truth, and life)

John 14:5-14

Sermon

Eric Ritz

... --Beethoven without knowing why they composed and played. You cannot read Pilgrim''s Progress by John Bunyan--or the works of John Donne or Lord Alfred Tennyson or William Shakespeare without seeing there the mark of Christ on history. However, the real question I want to ask you today is, "Has Jesus Christ left a mark on you?" Are you on the Road to Somewhere--or are you desperately lost--frantically searching for that which is true and eternal? Jesus Christ is not here today for historical purposes. He ...

1892. Hissing in the Garden

Genesis 3:1-24

Sermon

Eric Ritz

... . But it won''t do any good until you learn how to putt." Dr. Coffin goes on to share that there are too many lazy people in churches all across America. Far too many of us cop-out on all the responsibilities that go with the freedoms we have, who want selfishly to ask God to take care of us when we are supposed to be out taking care of the world. We come to church but we never leave empowered to be the church. (4) Fourthly, the devil is very subtle, deceptive, but deadly. A policeman once shared a story ...

1893. Your Faith: Winning or Whining?

Hebrews 11:1-40

Sermon

Eric Ritz

... to grease up the machine that we fail to take in account why we are in existence in the first place. The good news that I want to share with all of us is that this is not a new problem or challenge, as we can see from the sacred writings we have ... we are so proud of you for what you have given your nation." The young man could not speak, but he made a motion with his hand. He wanted to write a note. They gave him a pad and a pencil, and he wrote the two words that are on the insignia of the United States ...

1894. Emptying and Exalting (Part XI)

Philippians 1:1-11

Sermon

Eric Ritz

... its body. It was just the remains of a cat. It was a horrible sight. The children said, "Stop!" "Why, children? Why stop?" "We want to get the cat." "No, we are not going to get the cat." The father continued driving. The children leaned over the back seat ... cat eyes. There was that matting in its eyes and its nose was running. "Children, somebody will help this cat sometime." "No, Daddy, we want to take the cat home. It needs a home." "No, no, no, not our home." "Yes, Daddy." "Well, I''ll take it home and ...

1895. Feasting and Fasting for Lent (Part III)

Luke 13:1-9

Sermon

Eric Ritz

... said he does what he does because of Jesus inside of him. His final words in the interview were these, "We used to talk about faith--now we are living it." If his life was a tree I believe you would see green leaves and well-ripened fruit. SECONDLY, I WANT YOU TO FAST FROM THOUGHTS OF HELL AND FEAST ON THE REALITY AND PROMISE OF HEAVEN. There was a dear soul in my first church who was always telling me that I have to give the people more of the reality of hell, damnation and judgment in my preaching. He ...

1896. A Glimpse of Eternity

Mark 9:2-13

Sermon

Eric Ritz

... on the mountain, Jesus kicked-off his sandals and went barefoot for awhile. Can you imagine God in bare feet? His robe, which was now dazzling white, had been transformed from being soiled by people yearning to touch him. Can you imagine the children having the nerve to want to sit on his lap and finding the welcome of his loving hand rather than a whack of the backside of a hand against their bottom and being told to go watch the sheep play? Can you imagine God playing with children when we so often do not ...

1897. Easter Transportation

John 20:1-9

Sermon

Robert Noblett

... and that's why." Lennie then asks George to go on and George responds: "You got it by heart. You can do it yourself." But Lennie, wanting to ride on the shoulders of George's hope, says, "No, you. I forget some a' the things. Tell about how it's gonna be." Back ... around and saw Jesus standing there, but she did not know it was Jesus." She takes him to be the gardener. Transportation to Easter. We all want it. But do you suppose we are on the right track in doing that? I'm not sure we are; in fact, I've come to ...

1898. With a Little Help from My Friends

Mark 2:1-12

Sermon

King Duncan

... and pray for them in a way that makes them feel cherished. “I look in on them,” he continues, “and I remember how the day really went. I remember how they were trapped in a fight over [a game] and I walked out of the room because I didn’t want to spend the energy needed to teach them how to resolve conflict. I remember how my daughter spilled cherry punch at dinner and I yelled at her as if she’d revealed some deep character flaw; I yelled at her even though I spill things all the time and no ...

1899. Bearing the Cross

Mark 8:31--9:1

Sermon

King Duncan

... up a cross. If we believe the Gospel, however, there is no escape from taking up a cross. You will be inconvenienced. It will cost you money. It may even cost you much more. It may cost you your life. As the controversial priest Daniel Berrigan has said, “If you want to follow Jesus, you had better look good on wood.” This is to say that the call of Christ is a call to a decision. Last week we said that we were created for a purpose, that our lives are not cosmic accidents. Do you believe that? Just how ...

1900. King Forever!

John 6:56-69

Sermon

Stephen M. Crotts

... of kings and Lord of lords! As a minister I am finding out what it means to live under the authority of Christ. People say, "I want my loved one's funeral this way. It was his last will." And quite often that last will is not in line with the Lord' ... of the deceased. I've had to do the same thing with marriage vows, membership vows, and baptisms. It doesn't matter so much what we want on our authority as it matters what Christ wills himself! He rules the world; we do not! If we are going to take our faith ...

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